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New Threat Actor Uses Open-Source Tools for Widespread Attacks

New Threat Actor Uses Open-Source Tools for Widespread Attacks

Jul 18, 2024NewsroomOpen-Source / Cybercrime Unknown threat actors have been observed leveraging open-source tools as part of a suspected cyber espionage campaign targeting global government and private sector organizations. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group is tracking… 

Meta Halts AI Use in Brazil Following Data Protection Authority’s Ban

Meta Halts AI Use in Brazil Following Data Protection Authority’s Ban

Jul 18, 2024NewsroomArtificial Intelligence / Data Protection Meta has suspended the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in Brazil after the country’s data protection authority issued a preliminary ban objecting to its new privacy policy.… 

Cisco Warns of Critical Flaw Affecting On-Prem Smart Software Manager

Cisco Warns of Critical Flaw Affecting On-Prem Smart Software Manager

Jul 18, 2024Newsroom Cisco has released patches to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Smart Software Manager On-Prem (Cisco SSM On-Prem) that could enable a remote, unauthenticated attacker to change the password of any users,… 

North Korean Hackers Update BeaverTail Malware to Target MacOS Users

North Korean Hackers Update BeaverTail Malware to Target MacOS Users

Jul 17, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated variant of a known stealer malware that attackers affiliated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have delivered as part of prior… 

Scattered Spider Adopts RansomHub and Qilin Ransomware for Cyber Attacks

Scattered Spider Adopts RansomHub and Qilin Ransomware for Cyber Attacks

Jul 17, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Ransomware The infamous cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider has incorporated ransomware strains such as RansomHub and Qilin into its arsenal, Microsoft has revealed. Scattered Spider is the designation given to… 

‘Konfety’ Ad Fraud Uses 250+ Google Play Decoy Apps to Hide Malicious Twins

‘Konfety’ Ad Fraud Uses 250+ Google Play Decoy Apps to Hide Malicious Twins

Jul 16, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Online Security Details have emerged about a “massive ad fraud operation” that leverages hundreds of apps on the Google Play Store to perform a host of nefarious activities. The campaign…